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Text 36] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya TEXT 35 �itt �-�1..-te. �� il't1ft�'ll �it1 'lf$ -�lt�t�� R�'l- -ti!t�� 11 �a 11 kahan tumi -sak�at isvara narayal)a kahan muiii -raja-sevi vi�ayi sudradhama SYNONYMS kaha.n-whereas; tumi-You; sak�at-directly; isvara narayaQa-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kahan-whereas; mw'ii-1; raja-sevi-government ser vant; vi�ayi-materialist; sadra-adhama-worse than a sudra, or fourth-class man. TRANSLATION "You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayat;�a Himself, and I am only a government servant interested in materialistic activities. Indeed, I am the lowest amongst men of the fourth caste. TEXT 36 � �t-f il1 �f1ft'l �'li, �� I �11' wafil ��1
98 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta marh hi partha vyapasritya ye 'pi syu/:1 papa-yonaya/:1 striyo vaisyas tatha sudras te 'pi yanti pararh gatim [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8 "0 son of Prtha, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower birth women, vaisyas [merchants), as well as sudras [workers]-can approach the supreme destination." The word papa-yonaya/:1 means "born of lower caste women." The vaisyas are merchants, and the sDdras or workers are servants. According to Vedic classifica tions, they belong to a lower social order. A low life means a life without Kr�Qa consciousness. High and low positions in society were calculated by considering a person's Kr�Qa consciousness. A brahmaf)a is considered to be on the highest plat form because he knows Brahman, the Absolute Truth. The second caste, the k�atriya caste, also know Brahman, but not as well as the brahmaf)as. The vaisyas and sudras do not clearly understand God consciousness, but if they take to Kr�r:Ja consciousness by the mercy of Kr�Qa and the spiritual master, they do not remain in the lower castes (papa-yonaya/:1). It is clearly stated: te 'pi yanti pararh gatim. Unless one has attained the highest standard of life, one cannot return home, back to Godhead. One may be a sudra, vaisya or woman, but if he is situated in the service of the Lord in Kr�Qa consciousness, he should not be considered stri, sudra, vaisya or one lower than a sudra. A person engaged in the Lord's service though from a lowborn family-should never be considered to belong to a lowborn family. The Padma Puraf)a forbids: vik�ate jati-samanyaU sa yati narakarh dhruvam. A person goes to hell quickly when he considers a devotee of the Lord in terms of birth. Although Sri Ramananda Raya supposedly took birth in a sudra family, he is not to be considered a sudra, for he was a great advanced devotee. Indeed, he was on the transcendental platform. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore embraced him. Out of spiritual humility, Sri Ramananda Raya presented himself as a sudra (raja-sevi vi�ayi sudradhama). Even though one may engage in government service or in any other pound-shilling-pence business-in short, in materialistic life-he need only take to Kr�Qa consciousness. Kr�Qa consciousness is a very simple process. One need only chant the holy names of the Lord and strictly follow the principles forbidding sinful activity. In this way one can no longer be considered an untouchable, a vi�ayi or a sudra. One who is advanced in spiritual life should not associate with nondevotees-namely men in government service and men engaged in materialistic activity for sense gratification or in the service of others. Such men are considered vi�ayi, materialistic. It is said: ni�kiricanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya pararh pararh jigami�or bhava-sagarasya sandarsanarh vi�ayif)am atha yo�itarh ca ha hanta hanta vi�a-bhak�af)ato 'py asadhu
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All Glory to Sri Guru and Gaurariga
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Sri Caitanya-caritamrta The subject
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His Divine Crace A C. Bhaktivedanta
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Bengali Pronunciation Guide BENGALI
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